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A splendid show

Let me start this off by saying I never would've watched this show if it wasn't for Winwin, but I'm so glad I did. This show was incredible! Easily one of my favorite historicals I've watched! I loved everything about it! The characters, the acting, the costumes, the sets, and the story. It was 40 almost hour-long episodes, and I still wanted more after it was done!

Starting with the story, it kept me hooked the entire show. Whether it was focused on the love story or the other plotlines, I loved it! I loved getting to see how the characters changed over the few years of the series. My two complaints are I wish it was a little clearer how much time was passing between each event and the finale had a little bit more after the fire, but it's okay. I loved that it ended with a war as well. So much of the show, especially with Fu Hai Lian, was leading up to that so I thought it was fitting that it ended that way.

Characters!

Our main 3:
Gu Jin Zhao: An absolute baddie!! I was in love with her the whole show. She's so smart, so brave, kind, beautiful, and really pushed the boundaries of what women were able to do back then. I loved getting to see her develop friendships and go through different things over the series. I understand why she had four or five men want her throughout the show. I loved her relationship with Chen Yan Yun so much. I loved getting to see them fall in love. I loved her relationship with Ye Xian too. They really relied on each other a lot and even when they had rough times together, they always came back to each other in the end. I adored her relationship with Qing Pu!! I loved how they interacted more as sisters or friends rather than master and servant. So sweet! Her giving Qing Pu freedom and property at the end too, omg love it! I could talk about Hin Zhao forever I loved her so much. Her actress Ren Min really had great chemistry with everyone as well!

Chen Yan Yun: He did frustrate me at some moments, but I loved him overall. I loved that he never strayed away from his morals and what he thought was right. I loved how smart and brave and dedicated he was. Seeing him fall in love with Jin Zhao was so sweet. I loved how down bad he was for her I'm not going to lie. I loved his relationship with Chen Yi as well. When he died you could see how bonded they were. I liked that his relationship with Ye Xian was always changing. They didn't like each other at times but also cared and respected each other at others and I loved seeing how it was always changing.

Ye Xian: After Jin Zhao, he was my favorite character (and I'm not just saying that because he's played by Winwin). Seeing his growth as a person over the show was so cool to see. He started as this bratty guy who used his name to get whatever he wants and ended the show a true hero and I loved getting to see that. Though I was heartbroken and cried over his death, I am happy he died with so many people who truly cared and loved him in his life. His deep love for Jin Zhao was so beautiful. It started out as just a little crush, but you could see how strong it became overtime, and it was so beautiful. I loved his relationship with Yan Yun like I mentioned before. His relationship with Xian Hui (I believe that's his servants name) was great as well and when he died, you could see how much of a bond they had.

Others:
Chen Yi: I loved him. He was such a good guy, and I cried when he died. He was a little silly sometimes too which was adorable.
Qing Pu: A baddie!! I loved her so much! Her and Jin Zhao were the perfect match together and I loved seeing how they were with each other.
Chen Xuan Qing: Oh how the might have fallen. He was one of my favorites in the show and then he became such a problem. I do think he got what he deserved in the end; I just hate that he got to that point. He could have been one of the great, but he got too obsessed with the wrong things.
Fu Hai Lian: Hated him and I'm glad the king constantly saw through his nonsense. I was very happy he died in the end. He was not a good man at all, but he did love his wife so I will give him that.
Gu Lan: There were definitely moments I didn't like her, especially in the beginning, but she grew to be a strong woman like her sister in the end. By the end, even though she wasn't in the show as much anymore, I really liked her character
The king: Loved him! He was so adorable! He actually was quite wise for his age as well. I loved seeing him on screen. His relationship with Ye Xian was so sweet too.

There are so many characters in this show, but I figured I'd just talk about a few that I really liked!

Overall, this show was just incredible to me. I loved every moment and I was interested in the story from start to finish. The romance was great and I loved that we saw it build overtime and none of it came out of nowhere. I loved all the relationships between people, romantic wise or not. There was enough conflict to keep the story going but not so much it felt like they were trying to just fill airtime. I wish there was more I loved it so much. The cast all did a great job too and again just have to give a shoutout to the costumes, hair, makeup, and sets!! So stunning! A perfect 10/10 for me!!

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The characters are all miserable and depressed

Let me start by saying I really enjoyed this show for the majority of the episodes. The story was simple, but enjoyable. The first half or so felt like watching a real story more than watching characters in a show, which I really liked. It gave me the same feel as When Life Gives You Tangerines in that way (a very high compliment). Then the show got to the finale and lost so many points for me. I hate when a finale erases everything that the show did and that's exactly what this finale was. There was no point to the rest of the show nor the progress the characters made because the finale throws that all away.

The first few episodes of them in highschool and the year or so following were the best of the show. We saw them fall in love, and see how hard it is to keep a long distance relationship going while trying to get through your first year in adulthood. That was all beautifully done, even their breakup. The next episode jumping ahead 10 years and seeing what they've been up to, loved it. Then they run into each other again...it starts out okay and then really went downhill from there. They get back together for a month and breakup for the same reason they did before, Tae So is making all the effort to be together while Eun A is making none. They breakup again and I'm thrilled. Tae So has A Sol in her life and I think they'd be really good for each other, which they were. I was hoping it would develop into more, but not mad it didn't either. Where the show greatly disapointed me and made me angry to be honest, is the finale. Most of the finale is spent with Tae So and Eun A meeting up, saying goodbye, and repeat. They keep saying that it's going to be their last goodbye over and over, but it isn't. Finally Eun A decides to go to Hawaii and they say goodbye...again. We flashforward a year and she sends him a message, he smiles, and they start to narrate the same thing talking about destiny, and the credits roll.

...the credits roll.

Reasons I hate the finale with a passion:
1. It was wasted by a million goodbyes that meant nothing
2. When we think they're just going to get back together, she leaves AGAIN
3. It's been a year, maybe he can move on. NOPE. She's got him wrapped around her finger AGAIN.
4. The entire narration talking about destiny. They are not destined. They are just two people who can't move on because they don't let themselves nor eachother move on. They're just going to keep repeating the cycle over and over again.

Other issues I had with this show:
1.We got to hear what A Sol was thankful for with Tae So, but didn't get to hear what he said to her...why? Because we wasted all the screentime on pointless goodbyes.
2. Eun A was super selfish and thoughtless. She never cared about what Tae So wanted or what was best for their relationship. She only cared about herself
3. Eun A seemed like a completely different character in highshcool than the rest of the show. In highschool she was fun, caring, whymsical. After that she was boring, depressing, and selfish.
4. Eun A's beef with her stepmom seemed stupid. We didn't really get enough on why she blamed her for her dad's death, so it just seemed petty.
5. The "dating" between Eun A and Seong Chan was so pointless and practically nonexistant. Also why did he have a thing for her when she was 17? Weird.
6. A Sol's ending seemed like they didn't care about her ending so they just faded to black on her last scene and we never saw her again
7. Tae So was so boring for a main character. Super caring, yes. Not much else though

Things I liked:
1. Tae So and Eun A's chemistry as well as Tae So and A Sol's chemistry. The actors did a great job with that
2. Great cast. I liked a lot of the actors
3. Tae So's family. I loved seeing the relatiopnship between all of them. Loved his brother a lot too. I thought the brother and his coworker were going to get together but they didn't do anything with that.
4. A Sol. She was the best character and I really enjoyed her scenes.
5. I liked the cinematics of some of the shots
6. I liked how simple the story was. Everything nowadays is always so flashy and in your face, so this was a nice change of pace.
7. The realistic feel of this show, like I mentioned before.

Overall, I enjoyed quite a bit about this show, but there was also a lot I didn't. The finale is where my biggest issues lie and unfortuantely a lot of that outways the good.

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The flashbacks were confusing

This was pretty good, but where I have to knock it down some points is the confusion. They jump between now, high school, and their time together before the accident. It's fine that they do that but it's hard to tell the difference sometimes of what is pre-accident and what isn't. The high school stuff is pretty easy because they have their uniforms on, but the adulthood stuff is so difficult to tell the timeline of at times. They didn't do anything to show or tell you when it was happening. They should've changed up hairstyles or even do something as easy as putting text on the screen to show the past and present.

Other than that, I enjoyed the show. The main two had good chemistry and were likable characters outside of each other as well. Jeong Han was an interesting character too. Him being the bad guy didn't really shock me, but it was still a cool twist. The ending of this did feel a bit rushed though. I didn't really care for the finale.

I don't know if this happened with anyone else or just me, so I'm not going to deduct points for it, but this show took forever to air for me. It wasn't weekly and was kind of all over the place.

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The worst thing I've seen since Flirt Milk

This was awful. I wouldn't recommend to anyone. This isn't even bad in the way that it's fun to watch, it's just bad.

First off, the two main characters seem so one-dimensional. They don't really have any personality. I've never read fanfics before, but they give Wattpad couple in the worst way. Sasom was just so boring to me. His actor was okay I guess but there was nothing interesting about him. Po annoyed me so much, but I think it was the actor more than the character. I don't know if anyone else feels this way, maybe it was just me, but the actor for Po gave me the ick with his facial expressions all throughout the show. He almost seemed like they were forced and very stereotypical "gay" facial expressions which almost made it feel homophobic. Just very creepy. (I really hope someone knows what I mean when I say that). That made me really not like his character.

The plot for these two was not thought out at all. Everything with Po's dad was such a waste. He popped into the story way too late for anyone to care. If this was going to be a thing, why did it wait until episode like 9 or 10?! The show is wrapping up at that point. Even the whole thing with Po being the new "peach" seemed to be such an afterthought. The show seemed more just about two people who like to have s*x. Which speaking of the spicy scenes...sheesh. This show is already a big risk because of what the plot is supposed to be and therefore there will be a lot of spicy scenes, which is fine, but when the plot is practically nonexistent...you just have p*rn. Don't get me wrong, I love a spicy BL, but this was just not it. Between there being no plot, the characters being unlikable, and the relationship being noting more than s*x, it made the spice scenes super unenjoyable to me. All the conversations that were had in this were also just so boring that I watched them on 2x speed and it was still boring me.

For the second couple, if they can even be called that...girl where were they? They had absolutely no screentime. I couldn't even tell you their names if I tried. Also, the one who works at the coffee shop and Po are supposed to be best friends, but I think they had maybe two scenes together. The show ended and I don't think either one of them even knew the other had a boyfriend. The second couple was so nonexistent in the show that I don't know why they even had them in there. They felt so disconnected from the main story.

I heard they used AI for the art too which is another huge thumbs down for the series.

This was actually just such a waste of time. I can't say enough how bad this is. Bad acting, bad writing, bad everything.

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A story of realism and art

Before anything else, I have to talk about the art in this show. It was STUNNING! Personally, the painting of Pheem and the angel painting of Koh were my favorites, but they were all so beautiful. Speaking of art, I just love how this show talks about art. From inspiration to just art inn general to REAL art vs AI, it was SO GOOD! I loved seeing it. The speech Jira made about real art vs AI art was everything to me. Absolutely loved it!

Onto the characters!
Jira: I was so 50/50 on whether I liked him or not. My opinion on him changed depending on the scene to be honest. His speech about AI and when he broke up with Koh were my favorite moments from him. Him going back to Koh and what he did to Pheem made me lose some respect for him not going to lie. Idk he was just so back and forth for me. He's an incredible artist though!

Koh:I hated him. He was an asshole in the beginning and was all the way through the show. He's used people all his life and I think that will never change for him. That being said, I do think he genuinely loves and cares for Jira. I just wish we saw some character development from him, but on the other hand he showed that some people just never change. And why did this man never have pants on?! lollll

Pheem: I loved watching his arc and character development so much! He was a completely different person at the end of the show than he was in the beginning. He really learned a lot over the course of the show and I loved seeing it. I was so happy seeing him leave Koh's company. In the end he really deserved better than Jira too.

Mawin: He was a really good friend and a pretty chill dude. Loved that he wasn't afraid to call out Pheem on his bs either. I hope he got some of the acting gigs he wanted because that one audition we saw of his was phenomenal.

Ing: She was the true GOAT. She gave Jira such good advice and I pretty much always agreed with it. I loved that she also was never afraid to call Jira out on his bs either. He should've listened to her more.

For the couples!
Pheem & Jira: First off, their chemistry was INCREDIBLE! I think if it wasn't for Koh, they could've been pretty cute together, especially if Jira never met Koh. I was really rooting for them, but in the end, I was happy they didn't end up together. I think it wasn't fair how Jira treated Pheem at all.

Koh & Jira: They did have some cute, sweet, and sensual moments together for sure...that being said, I hated them together. Nothing against the actors because they obviously have great chemistry. I just think they don't have a lot in common. I think the art vs Ai will continue to be an issue as well, especially since Koh still didn't see an issue with it in the end. Koh will never see where Jira is coming from with that and I think that will be an issue that will be a problem in the future again. I really liked when Jira left Koh and was really hoping the show would end with them not together. I think with the vibe of the show, it definitely could've had an "unhappy" ending and it would've fit much better than them getting together happily in the end. Koh didn't learn anything from their separation and didn't apologize for anything, and I didn't like that despite all that, they still got back together. I think Jira could've still been inspired by him and still painted him without them reconnecting.

Overall!
I loved this show so much! The vibe of the series is so different than anything I've seen before. It wasn't super dramatic with crazy characters or crazy plot, or super spicy either, but still had me hooked from start to finish. The characters, whether I liked them or not, were all super interesting to watch as well. I was disappointed that Jira and Koh got together in the end, but despite that one thing, I thoroughly enjoyed the series so much overall.
The actors did an incredible job as well! I loved getting to see my man Dew in this! I think this was my favorite role of his yet!! I loved seeing Gun as well! Seeing these two together after Leap Day was really fun too!

I highly recommend! I will miss this show a lot!!

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A perfect 10/10!

I wanted to watch this because it looked really intriguing when they first dropped the teaser for it, as well as I wanted to see more of PoohPavel after Pitbabe. This show blew me away. The plot of this show was so good! Everything was well thought out. Every issue and conflict was solved, relationships and character arcs all had a satisfying ending, and the whole show was just so enjoyable from start to finish.

I loved the mystery of the show! Everything with the ghosts and rituals was so interesting. The ghosts were creepy as well! I loved getting to see them all try to figure out what was really going on, and I loved that it mixed supernatural with real life murders. I loved that we needed detective work as well as supernatural and spiritual help from Thup. I loved the reveal of the who the killer was too! I loved trying to figure out who it was throughout the series!

For the characters
Starting with Thup! I loved Thup so much. Poor baby has gone through quite a lot. I was really happy he wasn't involved with the murders just because I liked his relationship with Singha a lot. I loved what he brought to the show with not only being able to see all the ghosts, but his knowledge of everything spiritual as well. I absolutely adored his relationship with Singha from start to finish. They were so cute together!

Now onto Singha! I loved him so much! I think he was my favorite character in the series. I loved that we got to see into his past with King, but also his trauma with his family. It was so cool seeing him be a safe place for Thup when he was seeing ghosts. I loved how he was a cop and wish all cops were like him. Seeing him open up more and more to Thup, as well as come to peace with his past, was so beautiful. And like I said before, I loved his relationship with Thup so much.

King! I hated his character so much at the beginning, but they did such a good job with giving him a good redemption arc. So much so I really liked his character in the end. The way he said goodbye to Singha was so mature as well and I really respected it.

I loved Mek, Darin, and Sey as well! I was really happy with how Sey and Darin's relationship played out over the show and liked them as individuals as well. Mek was great as well and I thought it was funny how often he was with Thup and Singha during a flirty moment.

Other things I loved!
-Everyone did a phenomenal job with the acting! Pooh and Pavel especially! Their acting really got to shine in this series.
-The makeup team did a great job with the ghosts and the bodies for the ritual. Truly creepy!
-The OST is PEAK! I listen to it all the time. I loved all the versions of it they used throughout the series as well, especially the piano version.

Overall thoughts
I just absolutely loved this show and looked forward to it every week! I'm truly going to miss it! I have no complaints about it at all. A true 10/10

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Theerakit Kian Lee & LookPeach you will forever be ICONIC

This show is peak. It is hands down one of the best BL's I've ever watched. I haven't been this invested in a BL in so long. Waiting week to week for the new episode was such a struggle because I just kept wanting more. There's a reason its finale is breaking records! I loved every since moment

Where do I even start?
Thee and Peach's relationship was everything. I loved seeing it develop over the show. They have such a beautiful and healthy relationship. They're love for each other is so genuine and perfect and I love it so much. They had so many sweet moments together, as well as a few spicy ones, and it was so fun to watch.

Thee was such a fun character! He's a little cringe in moments but it's in a way that's really funny. He's super sweet and caring. I adored his character so much!

Peach was my favorite! I loved him so much. He's so caring and you can tell he feels things with his entire heart. His love for his sister too is so wholesome and sweet.

Everyone in this show was just so loveable and fun and more than just two dimensional which I think is what made them all so enjoyable to watch. Everyone's relationships with each other were so sweet, whether it was romantic or platonic.

I have to give credit to the actors! I've heard of PondPhuwin and William Est before but didn't know too much about them until this show. Since I started watching it though I've gone down the rabbit hole and have fallen so in love with these pairings, especially PondPhuwin! Their chemistry is unmatched!!

This series just brought such pure happiness to me and I'm so sad to see it be over. It will definitely be one I never forget. I can't wait for the special episode(s)!

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Easily became a favorite of mine

Giving this series a perfect 10/10 for the first time in a long time for kdramas. This show is absolutely incredible! It makes you feel every emotion and get so attached to the trio! I don't have a single complaint about this series at all. The acting from everyone in the cast is outstanding, especially Park Jihoon's. The way he can express so many and so much emotion with just his eyes is incredible.
I love how this show makes you feel part of their trio and betrayed by Beom-Seok when he switches sides. Even if you don't like Beom-Seok, you still feel so bad for him for everything he's been through. You fall in love with Suho and want to be his friend too. You just want Sieun to be happy and finally make friends.
I could go on and on about this show because it is just that good. I've shown it to all my friends and all of us have said that easily became one of our favorites. I've watched it many times now and it's just as enjoyable as the first time!

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